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If the Patriots win, they'll secure their fifth championship in the Bill Belichick era and Brady will further entrench his spot atop the all-time quarterback leaderboard. Furthermore, the Patriots will have the benefit of receiving the trophy from commissioner Roger Goodell, who once docked them a million bucks, a first-round pick and suspended Brady four games because the Patriots allegedly used under-inflated footballs in a 45-7 victory.

If the Falcons win, they'll secure their first championship. Matt Ryan's entire 2016 season will have to go down as one of the greatest single seasons ever. Dan Quinn will forever have the job security that comes with a Super Bowl ring. And Arthur Blank will undoubtedly dance (again).

The following list is intended to get you primed for Super Bowl LI. So, without further delay, here are 51 things to know about Super Bowl LI.

51. Brady can become the second-oldest quarterback to win a Super Bowl

Peyton Manning became the oldest QB to win a Super Bowl a year ago when he did it at 39 -- just about six weeks shy of his 40th birthday. Brady is 39 now, but he won't turn 40 until Aug. 3, so Manning will still own this record even if the Patriots win.

50. Brady can win a record fifth Super Bowl as a quarterback

On the other hand, Brady has Manning beat in a more important category: He's currently tied at four Super Bowl wins with Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw.

He served as the defensive coordinator when the Seahawks beat the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII and lost to the Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX. He took the Falcons' job before the 2015 season and he's already back in the Super Bowl.

In two career starts against a Bill Belichick-coached defense, Ryan is 51 of 82 (62.2 percent) for 620 yards (7.56 YPA), two touchdowns, one interception and an 88.5 passer rating. The Falcons lost both games.

45. Brady has started four games against the Falcons

In four career starts against the Falcons, Brady is 88 of 131 (67.2 percent) for 1,193 yards (9.11 YPA), nine touchdowns, one pick and a 115.7 passer rating. The Patriots won all four games.

44. Julio Jones is amazing in the postseason

This shouldn't come as a shock: Arguably the game's best receiver is awesome in the playoffs.

In five career playoff starts, Jones has averaged 110.4 yards and a touchdown. With his 180-yard, two-touchdown outing in the Falcons' win over the Packers, he set a playoff record.

Julio Jones is the first receiver in history with multiple playoff games of 150+ yards and 2+ touchdowns. #GBvsATL

The Patriots have only allowed one playoff touchdown to any first-team All-Pro receiver standing 6 foot or taller. The Patriots have only allowed two 100-yard games to such players. Muhammad caught four passes on 10 targets for 140 yards with a touchdown in Super Bowl XXXVIII, and Owens caught nine passes on 14 targets for 122 yards in Super Bowl XXXIX. The Patriots held Harrison, Wayne, Holt, Brown and Rice to games under 50 yards.

The Patriots are 10-2 in those contests.

Give Belichick two weeks to take away a team's best weapon and that's exactly what he'll do.

This is the beauty of fake football. Anything can happen? I'm not saying I will literally eat one of my shoes if the four teams in the championship games are the Steelers, Jaguars, Falcons and Saints but, actually eff it, I'll eat a shoe if that happens. Screenshot it and hold me to it.

Still, this game shouldn't be viewed as a top offense vs. top defense sort of game, namely because the Patriots' defense is overrated (it ranked 16th in DVOA, which factors in their weak schedule) and because the Patriots' offense (27.6 points per game) is the undeniable strength of the team.

31. The Falcons offense is historically great

But the Falcons have the edge in offense. They didn't just lead the league in points scored, they finished as the seventh-highest scoring offense (tied with the 2000 Rams) in NFL history. For what it's worth, the 2007 Patriots are rank second on that list.

30. Ryan's amazing YPA stat

Ryan averaged an incredible 9.3 yards per pass this season. For context:

Matt Ryan: 7.9 YPA in all 18 games this season.

Sam Bradford has 13 such games in his whole career. Derek Carr has 11. Tannehill has 20.

"We've kind of kept in touch over the years," Brady said Monday morning during his weekly interview on sports radio WEEI. "I'm always sending him texts over the course of the season and vice versa. I have a lot of respect for Matt. I like him a lot as a person, as a player, as a leader."

25. The Falcons defense has been awesome since Week 11

Since a Week 11 bye, the Falcons have allowed 20.5 points per game -- that's including postseason play, which means the sample size is eight games. Before the Week 11 bye, this unit allowed 28.3 points.

In his first two playoff games, Ryan has thrown seven touchdowns and zero interceptions.

11. Ryan's interception-less streak

The last time Ryan threw a pick? Dec. 4. So, he has gone six full games without one.

10. Tom Brady and interceptions

Brady threw only two picks in the regular season, setting the NFL record for TD-INT ratio with 28 touchdowns and two interceptions. But in this postseason, he has already thrown two interceptions, matching his regular-season total.

With that being said, both occurred in the divisional-round win over the Texans, a game in which the entire team struggled. Brady didn't throw a pick in the win over the Steelers in the AFC title game.

"When they picked me I had to look on a map to see where the New England Patriots played, because I had never been this far east," Brady said at a press conference. "It was a magical day in my life. ... He's been a great coach, a great leader for our team. We've had a good run, we've got to keep it going."

And now he's starting his seventh Super Bowl for them.

2. Tickets are expensive

Exactly one week before the game, the cheapest Super Bowl ticket on StubHub was listed at $2,200. The most expensive? $1 million.

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Sean Wagner-McGough joined CBS Sports in 2015 after graduating from UC Berkeley. A native of Seattle, Sean now resides in the Bay Area. He spends his spare time defending Jay Cutler on Twitter.
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